Beadle's Dime Novels No. 115: The Sons of Liberty — page 30: what you’re looking at

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2 THE SONS OF LIBERTY. servants’ hall, and give him something to eat. Put Mr. White: — head in the oak room and give him his supper. Now, I) don’t want to force your inclinations, friend Joram, but you | shall stay there until you make up your mind to do your) — duty.” ' | “That’s right,” said Tommy. “ Feed a man before you hang him—tbat’s my motto. Now, then, Green-coat, look sharp. Where 7s the kitchen ?” | They went down together, and Tommy performed upon & | trencher with admirable effect, talking with one of Johnson’s | men as if he had known him from his youth up. The man at the same time essayed to pump him with great effect. “Who was,that tall fellow that knocked down Dave Con- — “Did he knock him down ?” asked Tommy, with his mouth | full. “ Yes, he did. Do you know him ?” “T've seen him som’ers or other,” replied Tommy, making — fearful ravages upon a haunch of venison. “ Where ?” “T don’t call to mind just the place, now. It might have ~ been at Albany, it might have been at York, or it might have been -at Weathersfield. You see I don’t’ stay much in one place. This uncle of mine, I don’t mind telling you, is a fearful load on my mind; it is, sure-ly. But Pll hunt him down. Pass that bottle. Your health, Mr. Green.” “My name isn’t Green.” , “ Waal, mine 7s Perkins, and I belong down to the jittle town of Weathersfield, Connecticut, What is your name, if I may he so bold ?” | | “ Derrick Von Guys.” “Oh, you have a sweet name to sound. I heard of a man who broke his neck trying to pronounce just such a name, and | another who got the lock-jaw and died. You had better let — me call you Green.” . . But, do you know this man who spoke to the people at the Royal George ?” : : “Know him? Of course I know any manI have ever seen, and, as I told you before, I have seen him som’ers, I can’t call to mind where, though this uncle of mine—” ios Conic noolks..corn)